Leopard and Lace

August 24th, 2011

I was fortunate enough to be invited as one of the speakers for University of the Philippines’ Alternative Classroom Learning Experience (ACLE) entitled Fashion EDGEucation (thanks to the wonderful Tin Iglesias!). As much as possible, I always say yes to these kinds of things. I’m aware I haven’t achieved much and I’m still very much a newbie in this industry but there ARE some things I can shed light on. And I feel that now is the right time for me to speak up and share what I’ve learned so far. Us, young adults, we tend to listen more to people from our generation, from someone who has more or less the same background and experiences as us. I was once that kid who didn’t know how to start or where to go. How does someone like me enter an industry like this? I’m here to tell youngsters like me that it IS possible to achieve your dreams no matter how farfetched they may seem to be at the moment. I’m here to tell them that normal people like us get to experience extraordinary things too as long as we persevere and do our best.

I hope in some little way, I’ve inspired at least one or two of the students who came to listen to our talk. At the end of the day, that’s all I want. :)

What I wore to the talk:

(Yes, I’m in leopard print again. But it’s so prettyyyyyyyyy, can you blame me?)

Yes, I got into fine arts. My parents wanted me to take UPCAT just for the sake of it. We all wanted Ateneo talaga even if I passed UP. I don’t know, I’ve always wanted to study in Ateneo ever since. :)

I love you na. Beauty and brains. Endangered specie na ang mga ganyan. haha! Did you graduate with honors back in HS? Were you Valedictorian? I remember you said you graduated Cum Laude in ADMU. Your sister is the only one who did not graduate from Ateneo right? I assume she chose DLSU over ADMU kasi walang BS Accountancy na course offered in Ateneo. Did she place in the top 10 for the board exam?

She’s in the top 20 :) I graduated with honors in Ateneo. I lacked .0 something to get Latin honors. I blame it on my Management Honors semesters :( I graduated top 10 in my highschool. You’re such a curious cat! Haha! :)

Although I passed both, UPCAT is now a blur to me LOL! I don’t remember much of the test but ACET was pretty okay. I think it’s a tiny bit easier. It’s so long ago though so don’t take my word for it. Basta my tip is skip the ones you don’t know. Don’t linger on it too long.

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Camille Co

Camille is always a fashion designer, sometimes a model, occasionally a stylist and as of April 2011, officially a blogger. Take a peek into her world and witness her love affair with fashion and a few other loves in between.